Muˈakkadah Ꜥalā al-Kifāyah - an emphasized communal Sunnah. If everyone were to abandon this Sunnah and not perform IꜤtikāf in the last ten days of Ramadan collectively, they shall all be taken to account. If in a city, one person were to perform ten days IꜤtikāf, this is sufficient for the entire community.^[1]

2. Besides the IꜤtikāf which is Sunnah Muˈakkadah or performed due to an oath, any other form of IꜤtikāf is considered Mustaḥabb. In regards to this, there are no pre-conditions or set timing - whenever you enter the Masjid, make the intention of IꜤtikāf.^[2]

3. During Ramadan, the biggest objective of performing IꜤtikāf is to search for Layla-tul-Qadr.^[3]

Announcement

We will discuss the remaining sunan and etiquettes related to IꜤtikāf in the study circles. Kindly take part to find out more.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                       صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

The six ṣalawāt and two duꜤās recited in the Sunna-inspired weekly gatherings of Dawat-e-Islami

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1. The ṣalāt for the night preceding Friday

اَللّٰھُمَّ صَلِّ  وَ سَلِّمْ  وَبَارِكْ  عَلٰی  سَیِّدِنَا   مُحَمَّدٍ  النَّبِیِّ  الْاُمِّیِّ  الْحَبِیْبِ الْعَالِی  الْقَدْرِ الْعَظِیْمِ الْجَاہِ   وَ عَلٰی   اٰلِہٖ  وَ صَحْبِہٖ  وَ سَلِّمْ